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the U.A.E. In so doing, Ghashim committed 

11 violations of Section 764.2(e) the 

Regulations. 

Whereas, BIS and Ghashim have 

entered into a Settlement Agreement 

pursuant to Section 766.18(a) of the 

Regulations whereby they agreed to 

settle this matter in accordance with the 

terms and conditions set forth therein, 

and 

Whereas, I have approved of the terms 

of such Settlement Agreement; it is 

therefore ordered: 

First, that a civil penalty of $1,089,000 

is assessed against Ghashim. Ghashim 

shall pay $22,000 to the Department of 

Commerce as follows: $2,200 not later 

than October 15, 2006; $2,200 not later 

than November 15, 2006; $2,200 not 

later than December 15, 2006; $2,200 

not later than January 15, 2007; $2,200 

not later than February 15, 2007; $2,200 

not later than March 15, 2007; $2,200 

not later than April 15, 2007; $2,200 not 

later than May 15, 2007; $2,200 not later 

than June 15, 2007; and $2,200 not later 

than July 15, 2007. Payment shall be 

made in the manner specified in the 

attached instructions. Payment of the 

remaining $1,067,000 shall be 

suspended for a period of five years 

from the date of entry of this Order and 

thereafter shall be waived, provided that 

during the period of suspension, 

Ghashim has committed no violation of 

the Act, or any regulation, order, or 

license issued thereunder and has made 

the payment of $22,000, described 

above, in a timely manner. 

Second, that, pursuant to the Debt 

Collection Act of 1982, as amended (31 

U.S.C. 3701–3720E (2000)), the civil 

penalty owed under this Order accrues 

interest as more fully described in the 

attached Notice, and, if payment is not 

made by the due date specified herein, 

Ghashim will be assessed, in addition to 

the full amount of the civil penalty and 

interest, a penalty charge and an 

administrative charge, as more fully 

described in the attached Notice. 

Third, that the timely payment of the 

civil penalty set forth above is hereby 

made a condition to the granting, 

restoration, or continuing validity of any 

export license, license exception, 

permission, or privilege granted, or to be 

granted, to Ghashim. Accordingly, if 

Ghashim should fail to pay the civil 

penalty in a timely manner, the 

undersigned may enter an Order 

denying all of Ghashim’s export 

privileges under the Regulations for a 

period of one year from the date of entry 

of this Order. 

Fourth, that for a period of twenty 

years from the date of entry of this 

Order, Mazen Ghashim, 3334 Walnut 

Bend Lane, Houston, Texas 77042, and, 

when acting for or on behalf of 

Ghashim, his representatives, agents, 

assigns, or employees, including MNC 

Group International, Inc. doing business 

as Wearform, doing business as Sports 

Zone, doing business as Soccer Zone, 

3334 Walnut Bend Lane, Houston, 

Texas, which is a person related to 

Ghashim by ownership, control, 

position of responsibility, and other 

affiliation (‘‘Related Person’’) 

(collectively, ‘‘Denied Person’’) may not 

participate, directly or indirectly, in any 

way in any transaction involving any 

commodity, software, or technology 

(hereinafter collectively referred to as 

‘‘item’’) exported or to be exported from 

the United States that is subject to the 

Regulations, or in any other activity 

subject to the Regulations, including, 

but not limited to: 

A. Applying for, obtaining, or using 

any license, License Exception, or 

export control document; 

B. Carrying on negotiations 

concerning, or ordering, buying, 

receiving, using, selling, delivering, 

storing, disposing of, forwarding, 

transporting, financing, or otherwise 

servicing in any way, any transaction 

involving any item exported or to be 

exported from the United States that is 

subject to the Regulations, or in any 

other activity subject to the Regulations; 

or 

C. Benefiting in any way from any 

transaction involving any item exported 

or to be exported from the United States 

that is subject to the Regulations, or in 

any other activity subject to the 

Regulations. 

Fifth, that no person may, directly or 

indirectly, do any of the following: 

A. Export or reexport to or on behalf 

of the Denied Person any item subject to 

the Regulations; 

B. Take any action that facilitates the 

acquisition or attempted acquisition by 

the Denied Person of the ownership, 

possession, or control of any item 

subject to the Regulations that has been 

or will be exported from the United 

States, including financing or other 

support activities related to a 

transaction whereby the Denied Person 

acquires or attempts to acquire such 

ownership, possession or control’

C. Take any action to acquire from or 

to facilitate the acquisition or attempted 

acquisition from the Denied Person of 

any item subject to the Regulations that 

has been exported from the United 

States; 

D. Obtain from the Denied Person in 

the United States any item subject to the 

Regulations with knowledge or reason 

to know that the item will be, or is 

intended to be, exported from the 

United States; or 

E. Engage in any transaction to service 

any item subject to the Regulations that 

has been or will be exported from the 

United States and which is owned, 

possessed or controlled by the Denied 

Person, or service any item, of whatever 

origin, that is owned, possessed or 

controlled by the Denied Person if such 

service involves the use of any item 

subject to the Regulations that has been 

or will be exported from the United 

States. For purposes of this paragraph, 

servicing means installation, 

maintenance, repair, modification or 

testing. 

Sixth, that, after notice and 

opportunity for comment as provided in 

Section 766.23 of the Regulations, any 

person, firm, corporation, or business 

organization related to Ghashim by 

affiliation, ownership, control, or 

position of responsibility in the conduct 

of trade or related services may also be 

made subject to the provisions of the 

Order. 

Seventh, that this Order does not 

prohibit any export, reexport, or other 

transaction subject to the Regulations 

where the only items involved that are 

subject to the Regulations are the 

foreign-produced direct product of U.S.- 

origin technology. 

Eighth, that the proposed charging 

letter, the Settlement Agreement, and 

this Order shall be made available to the 

public. 

Ninth, that this Order shall be served 

on the Denied Person, the Related 

Person, and on BIS, and shall be 

published in the Federal Register. 

This Order, which constitutes the 

final agency action in this matter, is 

effective immediately. 

Entered this 12th day of September, 2006. 

Darryl W. Jackson, 

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export 

Enforcement. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Action Affecting Export Privileges; 

Ghashim Group, Inc. and Mazen 

Ghashim and Related Person MNC 

Group International, Inc.; In the Matter 

of Ghashim Group, Inc., d.b.a. KZ 

Results, 8746 Westpark Drive, 

Houston, TX 77063, Respondent Order 

Relating to Ghashim Group, Inc. D.B.A. 

KZ Results 

The Bureau of Industry and Security, 

U.S. Department of Commerce (‘‘BIS’’) 

has notified Ghashim Group, Inc., doing 

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1The charged violations occurred during 2003 

and 2004. The Regulations governing the violations 

at issue are found in the 2003 and 2004 versions 

of the Code of Federal Regulations (15 CFR parts 

730–774 (2003–2004)). The 2006 Regulations 

establish the procedures that apply to this matter. 

2Since August 21, 2001, the Act has been in lapse 

and the President, through Executive Order 13222 

of August 17, 2001 (3 CFR, 2001 Comp. 783 (2002)), 

as extended by successive Presidential Notices, the 

most recent being that of August 3, 2006 (71 FR 

44,551 (Aug. 7, 2006)), has continued the 

Regulations in effect under the International 

Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–

1706 (2000)) (‘‘IEEPA’’). The Act and the 

Regulations are available on the Government 

Printing Office Web site at: http://www.access.

gpo.gov/bis/. 

of its intention to initiate and 

administrative proceeding against KZ 

Results pursuant to Section 7663.3 of 

the Export Administration Regulations 

(currently codified at 15 CFR parts 730–

774 (2006)) (the ‘‘Regulations’’),1 and 

Section 13(c) of the Export 

Administration Act of 1979, as amended 

(50 U.S.C. app. §§ 2401–2420 (2000)) 

(the ‘‘Act’’),2 through the issuance of a 

proposed charging letter to KZ Results 

that alleged that KZ Results committed 

99 violations of the Regulations. 

Specifically, the charges are: 

Charge 1—15 CFR 764.2(d)—

Conspiracy To Export Items From the 

United States to Syria Without the 

Required License 

Beginning in or about February 2003 

and continuing through in or about June 

2004, KZ Results conspired and acted in 

concert with others, known and 

unknown, to violate the Regulations and 

to bring about acts constituting 

violations of the Regulations. The 

purpose of the conspiracy was to export 

computers from the United States to 

Syria directly and by transshipment 

through the United Arab Emirates 

(‘‘U.A.E.’’). The computers were items 

subject to the Regulations and classified 

under Export Control Classification 

Number (‘‘ECCN’’) 4A003 and ECCN 

4A994. As set forth in Section 742.9 of 

the Regulations, a Department of 

Commerce export license was required 

before the computers could be exported 

to Syria. To accomplish the conspiracy, 

the conspirators, including KZ Results, 

participated in a scheme to have KZ 

Results purchase the computers from 

U.S. distributors and manufacturers, 

and to have KZ Results export the items 

to Syria directly or by transshipment 

through the U.A.E. without a 

Department of Commerce export 

license. In so doing, KZ Results 

committed one violation of Section 

764.2(d) of the Regulations. 

Charges 2–15—15 CFR 764.2(a)—

Engaging in Prohibited Conduct by 

Exporting Computers to Syria Without 

the Required License 

On 14 occasions, between on or about 

February 26, 2003 and on or about 

December 13, 2003, KZ Results engaged 

in conduct prohibited by the 

Regulations by exporting over 300 

computers subject to the Regulations 

and classified under ECCN 4A994, and 

one computer subject to the Regulations 

and classified under ECCN 4A003 to 

Syria without the Department of 

Commerce licenses required by Section 

742.9 of the Regulations. In so doing, KZ 

Results committed 14 violations of 

Section 764.2(a) of the Regulations. 

Charges 16–26—15 CFR 764.2(a)—

Engaging in Prohibited Conduct by 

Exporting Computers to Syria Through 

the United Arab Emirates Without the 

Required License 

On 11 occasions, between on or about 

January 7, 2004 and May 21, 2004, KZ 

Results engaged in conduct prohibited 

by the Regulations by exporting over 

400 computers subject to the 

Regulations and classified under ECCN 

4A994 to Syria without the Department 

of Commerce license required by 

Section 742.9 of the Regulations. 

Specifically, KZ Results transshipped 

these computers to Syria through a 

shipping consolidator and forwarder in 

the U.A.E. In so doing, KZ Results 

committed 11 violations of Section 

764.2(a) of the Regulations. 

Charges 27–37—15 CFR 764.2(e)—

Acting With Knowledge of a Violation 

On 11 occasions, between on or about 

January 7, 2004 and May 21, 2004, in 

connection with the transactions 

described in Charges 16–26, above, KZ 

Results sold, transferred or forwarded 

computers to Syria by transshipment 

through the U.A.E. with knowledge that 

violations of the Regulations were 

occurring. KZ Results had knowledge 

that violations were occurring because 

KZ Results had been advised by the U.S. 

Government and KZ Results’ suppliers 

that licenses were required to export or 

transship these items to Syria, and KZ 

Results had license applications 

pending with BIS for exports to Syria of 

similarly controlled items. In selling, 

transferring or forwarding these 

computers with knowledge that 

violations were occurring, KZ Results 

committed 11 violations of Section 

764.2(e) of the Regulations. 

Charges 38–39—15 CFR 764.2(c)—

Attempting To Violate the Regulations 

by Exporting Computers to Syria 

Through the United Arab Emirates 

Without the Required License 

On two occasions, on or about June 

16, 2004 and on or about June 22, 2004, 

KZ Results attempted to violate the 

Regulations by attempting to export over 

10 computers subject to the Regulations 

and classified under ECCN 4A994 to 

Syria without the Department of 

Commerce licenses required by Section 

742.9 of the Regulations.Specifically, 

KZ Results attempted to export these 

computers to Syria by transshipment 

through a shipping consolidator and 

forwarder in the U.A.E. In so doing, KZ 

Results committed two violations of 

Section 7642.2(a) of the Regulations. 

Charges 40–41—15 CFR 764.2(e)—

Acting With Knowledge of a Violation 

On two occasions, on or about June 

16, 2004 and on or about June 22, 2004, 

in connection with the transactions 

described in Charges 38–39, above, KZ 

Results ordered, bought, stored, sold, 

transferred or transported computers 

with knowledge that violations of the 

Regulations were about to occur or were 

intended to occur in connection with 

the items. Specifically, KZ Results 

ordered, bought, stored, sold, 

transferred or transported the items, 

which KZ Results planned to export to 

Syria through the U.A.E. without a 

Department of Commerce license. KZ 

Results had knowledge that violations 

were about to occur or were intended to 

occur because KZ Results had been 

advised by the U.S. Government and KZ 

Results’ computer suppliers that 

licenses were required to export or 

transship these items to Syria, and KZ 

Results had license applications 

pending with BIS for exports to Syria of 

similarly controlled items. In so doing, 

KZ Results committed two violations of 

Section 764.2(e) of the Regulations. 

Charges 42–66—15 CFR 764.2(g)—

Misrepresentation of Facts Through 

False Statement on Shipper’s Export 

Declarations 

On 25 occasions between on or about 

February 26, 203 and on or about May 

21, 2004, in connection with the 

transactions described in Charges 27–

26, above, KZ Results indirectly made 

false statements to the U.S. Government 

in connection with the submission of 

export control documents. Specifically, 

KZ Results, through its freight 

forwarder, filed Shipper’s Export 

Declarations (‘‘SEDs’’) with the U.S. 

Government stating that the items that 

were the subject of the SEDs qualified 


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for export as ‘‘NLR,’’ meaning that no 

license was required for their export. 

These representations were false, as 

licenses were required for the 

computers included in the shipments. 

SEDs are export control documents, as 

defined in part 772 of the Regulations. 

In filing, through its freight forwarder, 

SEDs with the U.S. Government that 

contained false statements of fact, KZ 

Results committed 25 violations of 

Section 764.2(g) of the Regulations. 

Charges 67–77—15 CFR 764.2(e)—

Acting With Knowledge of a False 

Statement Being Made to the U.S. 

Government 

On 11 occasions, between on or about 

January 7, 2004 and on or about May 21, 

2004, in connection with the 11 

transactions described in Charges 56–

66, above, KZ Results sold, transferred 

or forwarded computers subject to the 

Regulations that were to be exported 

from the United States with knowledge 

that violations of the Regulations would 

occur in connection with the export of 

the computers. Specifically, KZ Results 

knew that it indirectly had filed a false 

SED with the U.S. Government in 

connection with its sale, transfer, or 

forwarding of the computers. KZ Results 

knew that the items required export 

licenses because KZ Results had been 

advised by the U.S. Government and KZ 

Results’ computer suppliers that 

licenses were required to export or 

transship these items to Syria, and KZ 

Results had license applications 

pending with BIS for exports to Syria of 

similarly controlled items. Nevertheless, 

KZ Results informed its freight 

forwarder that the computers did not 

require export licenses and that the 

SEDs should indicate that no license 

was required. In so doing, KZ Results 

committed 11 violations of Section 

764.2(e) of the Regulations. 

Charges 78–88—15 CFR 764.2(g)—

Misrepresentation of Facts Through 

False Statement on Shipper’s Export 

Declaration 

On 11 occasions between on or about 

January 7, 2004 and on or about May 21, 

2004, in connection with the 

transactions described in Charges 16–

26, above, KZ Results indirectly made 

false statements to the U.S. Government 

in connection with the submission of 

export control documents. Specifically, 

KZ Results, through its freight 

forwarder, filed SEDs with the U.S. 

Government stating that the U.A.B. was 

the country of ultimate destination of 

the computers that were the subject of 

the SEDs. These representations were 

false, as the country of ultimate 

destination of the computers being 

exported was Syria. SEDs are export 

control documents, as defined in part 

772 of the Regulations. In filing, through 

its freight forwarder, SEDs with the U.S. 

Government that contained false 

statements of fact, KZ Results 

committed 11 violations of Section 

764.2(g) of the Regulations. 

Charges 89–99—15 CFR 764.2(e)—

Acting With Knowledge of a False 

Statement Being Made to the U.S. 

Government 

On 11 occasions, between on or about 

January 7, 2004 and on or about May 21, 

2004, in connection with the 11 

transactions described in Charges 78–

88, above, KZ Results sold, transferred 

or forwarded computers subject to the 

Regulations that were to be exported 

from the United States with knowledge 

that violations of the Regulations would 

occur in connection with the export of 

the computers. Specifically, KZ Results 

knew that it indirectly had filed a false 

SED with the U.S. Government in 

connection with its sale, transfer, or 

forwarding of the computers. KZ Results 

knew that the country of ultimate 

destination of the computers was Syria, 

but it informed its freight forwarder that 

the country of ultimate destination was 

the U.A.E. In so doing, KZ Results 

committed 11 violations of Section 

764.2(e) of the Regulations. 

Whereas, BIS and KZ Results have 

entered into a Settlement Agreement 

pursuant to Section 766.18(a) of the 

Regulations whereby they agreed to 

settle this matter in accordance with the 

terms and conditions set forth therein, 

and 

Whereas,, I have approved of the 

terms of such Settlement Agreement; It 

is Therefore Ordered 

First, that a civil penalty of 

$1,089,000 is assessed against KZ 

Results. KZ Results shall pay $22,000 to 

the Department of Commerce as follows: 

$22,000 to the Department of Commerce 

as follows: $2,200 not later than October 

15, 2006; $2,200 not later than 

November 15, 2006; $2,200 not later 

than December 15, 2006; $2,200 not 

later than January 15, 2007; $2,200 not 

later than February 15,2007; $2,200 not 

later than March 15, 2007; $2,200 not 

later than April 15, 2007; $2,200 not 

later than May 15, 2007; $2,200 not later 

than June 15, 2007; and $2,200 not later 

than July 15, 2007. Payment shall be 

made in the manner specified in the 

attached instructions. Payment of the 

remaining $1,067,000 shall be 

suspended for a period of five years 

from the date of entry of this Order and 

thereafter shall be waived, provided that 

during the period of suspension, KZ 

Results has committed no violation of 

the Act, or any regulation, order, or 

license issued thereunder and has made 

the payment of $22,000, described 

above, in a timely manner. 

Second, that, pursuant to the Debt 

Collection Act of 1982, as amended (31 

U.S.C. 3701–372OE (2000)), the civil 

penalty owed under this Order accrues 

interest as more fully described in the 

attached Notice, and, if payment is not 

made by the due date specified herein, 

KZ Results will be assessed, in addition 

to the full amount of the civil penalty 

and interest, a penalty charge and an 

administrative charge, as more fully 

described in the attached Notice. 

Third that the timely payment of the 

civil penalty set forth above is hereby 

made a condition to the granting, 

restoration, or continuing validity of any 

export license, license exception, 

permission, or privilege granted, or to be 

granted, to KZ Results. Accordingly, if 

KZ Results should fail to pay the civil 

penalty in a timely manner, the 

undersigned may enter an Order 

denying all of KZ Results’ export 

privileges under the Regulations for a 

period of one year from the date of entry 

of this Order. 

Fourth, for a period of twenty years 

from the date of entry of this Order, 

Ghashim Group, Inc. d.b.a. KZ Results, 

8746 Westpark Drive, Houston, Texas 

77063 (‘‘KZ Results’’), its successors or 

assigns, and when acting for or on 

behalf of KZ Results, its representatives, 

agents, officers or employees (‘‘Denied 

Person’’) may not participate, directly or 

indirectly, in any way in any transaction 

involving any commodity, software, or 

technology (hereinafter collectively 

referred to as ‘‘item’’) exported or to be 

exported from the United States that is 

subject to the Regulations, or in any 

other activity subject to the Regulations, 

including, but not limited to: 

A. Applying for, obtaining, or using 

any license, License Exception, or 

export control document; 

B. Carrying on negotiations 

concerning, or ordering, buying, 

receiving, using, selling, delivering, 

storing, disposing of, forwarding, 

transporting, financing, or otherwise 

servicing in any way, any transaction 

involving any item exported or to be 

exported from the United States that is 

subject to the Regulations, or in any 

other activity subject to the Regulations; 

or 

C. Benefiting in any way from any 

transaction involving any item exported 

or to be exported from the United States 

that is subject to the Regulations, or in 

any other activity subject to the 

Regulations. 

Fifth, that no person may, directly or 

indirectly, do any of the following: 


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A. Export or reexport to or on behalf 

of the Denied Person any item subject to 

the Regulations; 

B. Take any action that facilitates the 

acquisition or attempted acquisition by 

the Denied Person of the ownership, 

possession, or control of any item 

subject to the Regulations that has been 

or will be exported from the United 

States, including financing or other 

support activities related to a 

transaction whereby the Denied Person 

acquires or attempts to acquire such 

ownership, possession or control; 

C. Take any action to acquire from or 

to facilitate the acquisition or attempted 

acquisition from the Denied Person of 

any item subject to the Regulations that 

has been exported from the United 

States; 

D. Obtain from the Denied Person in 

the United States any item subject to the 

Regulations with knowledge or reason 

to know that the item will be, or is 

intended to be, exported from the 

United States; or 

E. Engage in any transaction to service 

any item subject to the Regulations that 

has been or will be exported from the 

United States and which is owned, 

possessed or controlled by the Denied 

Person, or service any item, of whatever 

origin, that is owned, possessed or 

controlled by the Denied Person if such 

service involves the use of any item 

subject to the Regulations that has been 

or will be exported from the United 

States. For purposes of this paragraph, 

servicing means installation, 

maintenance, repair, modification or 

testing. 

Sixth, that, after notice and 

opportunity for comment as provided in 

Section 766.23 of the Regulations, any 

person, firm, corporation, or business 

organization related to KZ Results by 

affiliation, ownership, control, or 

position of responsibility in the conduct 

of trade or related services may also be 

made subject of the provisions of this 

Order. 

Seventh, that this Order does not 

prohibit any export, reexport, or other 

transaction subject to the Regulations 

where the only items involved that are 

subject to the Regulations are the 

foreign-produced direct product of U.S.- 

origin technology. 

Eighth, that the proposed charging 

letter, the Settlement Agreement, and 

this Order shall be made available to the 

public. 

Ninth, that this Order shall be served 

on the Denied Person and on BIS, and 

shall be published in the Federal 

Register. 

This Order, which constitutes the 

final agency action in this matter, is 

effective immediately. 

Entered this 12th day of September, 2006. 

Darryl W. Jackson, 

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export 

Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 06–7876 Filed 9–20–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DT–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Announcement of Performance Review 

Board Members 

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and 

Security, Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: 5 CFR 430.310 requires 

agencies to publish notice of 

Performance Review Board appointees 

in the Federal Register before their 

service begins. This notice announces 

the names of the members of the Bureau 

of Industry and Security’s Performance 

Review Board. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gay 

Shrum, Director of Administration, 

Bureau of Industry and Security, at 

(202) 482–1058, Room 6622, 

Washington, DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the Performance Review 

Board is to review and make 

recommendations to the appointing 

authority on performance management 

issues such as appraisals, bonuses, pay 

level increases, and Presidential Rank 

Awards for members of the Senior 

Executive Service. 

The Acting Under Secretary for 

Industry and Security, Mark Foulon, has 

named the following executives to be 

appointed to the Bureau of Industry and 

Security Performance Review Board: 

1. Matthew Borman, Deputy Under 

Secretary for Export Administration 

(new). 

2. Wendy Wysong, Deputy Under 

Secretary for Export Enforcement (new). 

3. Dawn Leaf, Chief Information 

Officer (new). 

4. Gay Shrum , Director of 

Administration (new). 

5. John Phalen, Director, Office of 

Management and Organization, 

Department of Commerce (Outside 

Reviewer new). 

Dated: September 15, 2006. 

Mark Foulon, 

Acting Under Secretary for Industry and 

Security. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. 

International Trade Administration 

A–588–835 

Oil Country Tubular Goods from 

Japan: Final Results and Rescission of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

SUMMARY: On June 22, 2006, the 

Department of Commerce (the 

Department) published in the Federal 

Register the notice of intent to rescind 

the administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order on Oil Country 

Tubular Goods (OCTG) from Japan. This 

review covers four manufactures/ 

exporters: JFE Steel Corporation (JFE), 

Nippon Steel Corporation (Nippon), 

NKK Tubes (NKK) and Sumitomo Metal 

Industries, Ltd. (SMI). The period of 

review (POR) covers sales of subject 

merchandise to the United States during 

the period August 1, 2004 throughJuly 

31, 2005. 

We provided interested parties with 

an opportunity to comment on the 

notice of intent to rescind this 

administrative review. However, we 

received no comments from interested 

parties. Consequently, no changes have 

been made to the preliminary results of 

the review. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 21, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Hoadley or Jun Jack Zhao, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office 6, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–3148 or (202) 482–

1396, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 

22, 2006, the Department published in 

the Federal Register a notice of intent 

to rescind the antidumping duty 

administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order on OCTG from 

Japan. See Oil Country Tubular Goods 

from Japan: Notice of Intent to Rescind 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review, 71 FR 35865 (June 22, 2006) 

(Preliminary Results). No interested 

parties filed case briefs in response to 

the Department’s invitation to comment 

on the Preliminary Results. 

Scope of the Order 

The merchandise covered by this 

order consists of oil country tubular 

goods, hollow steel products of circular 

cross-section, including oil well casing, 

tubing, and drill pipe, of iron (other 


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